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Book Consolidation and Expansion

Download or read book Consolidation and Expansion written by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Consolidation and Expansion" studies the movements, controversies, and theologies of the four major precursors to the United Church of Christ: the Christians, the German Evangelicals, the Congregationalists, and the German Reformed tradition. Edited by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck and Lowell H. Zuck. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ  United and uniting

Download or read book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ United and uniting written by Barbara Brown Zikmund and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Church of Christ has developed its distinctive theological identity since 1957, having drawn upon the four mainstream traditions and various hidden histories that came together at its birth. It has been profoundly shaped by movements for racial and social justice, the organizational thrust of old-line Protestantism, the changing role of women, new patterns of immigration, and ongoing ecumenical efforts to embody the unity of the Christian church. This seventh volume showcases the theological work of the United Church of Christ from 1957 to 2000 and invites its leaders and members to become more theologically self-conscious.

Book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ  Growing toward unity

Download or read book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ Growing toward unity written by Barbara Brown Zikmund and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congregational-Christian Union, the history of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and the ecumenical passion of these traditions are developed in this sixth volume of the series.

Book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ  Colonial and national beginnings

Download or read book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ Colonial and national beginnings written by Barbara Brown Zikmund and published by Living Theological Heritage of. This book was released on 1995 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial and National Beginnings examines the Congregational and German Reformed traditions as they developed in Colonial America until the era of the Civil War. Edited by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck and Lowell H. Zuck. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ  Ancient and medieval legacies

Download or read book The Living Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ Ancient and medieval legacies written by Barbara Brown Zikmund and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient and Medieval Legacies overviews Christian movements from the first to the fifteenth centuries AD, highlighting theological and liturgical evolution from the time of the early Christians to the beginnings of the Reformation. Edited by Reinhard Ulrich. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Book New Feminist Christianity

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mary E. Hunt
  • Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
  • Release : 2012-01-01
  • ISBN : 1594734135
  • Pages : 385 pages

Download or read book New Feminist Christianity written by Mary E. Hunt and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future. "Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing women's full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and justice-focused ways." —from the Introduction Feminism has brought many changes to Christian religious practice. From inclusive language and imagery about the Divine to an increase in the number of women ministers, Christian worship will never be the same. Yet, even now, there is a lack of substantive structural change in many churches and complacency within denominations. The contributors to this book are the thought leaders who are shaping, and being shaped by, the emerging directions of feminist Christianity. They speak from across the denominational spectrum, and from the many diverse groups that make up the Christian community as it finds its place in a religiously pluralistic world. Taken together, their voices offer a starting point for building new models of religious life and worship. Topics covered include feminist: • Theological Visions • Scriptural Insights • Ethical Agendas • Liturgical and Artistic Frontiers • Ministerial Challenges

Book United and Uniting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Albert J.D. Walsh
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2011-05-01
  • ISBN : 1498273319
  • Pages : 118 pages

Download or read book United and Uniting written by Albert J.D. Walsh and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Church of Christ was formed in 1957 to be first and foremost a proactive agent in the often tangled but nonetheless breathtaking ministry and mission of ecumenicity in the pursuit of ever greater visible unity among the diversity of Christian churches. This singular task of ecumenicity is arguably the most crucial in the formulation of an ecclesiology essential to the United Church of Christ as a "united and uniting" church; a mission Albert Walsh refers to in this book as her God given "vision-and-vocation." In United and Uniting, Walsh contends that the identity and self-understanding of the UCC at both national and local levels is best comprehended as a "Christ-centered" and "conciliar" fellowship, and therefore her ecclesiology must be fundamentally ecumenical. A Christ-centered ecumenicity must shape, inform, and characterize the whole of her ecclesiology, and membership in the UCC is defined almost exclusively in terms of a "conciliar" identity. Walsh advocates a return to ecumenical formation at the level of the grassroots or membership in the local congregation as holding the greatest promise for furtherance of the wider ecumenical mission.

Book Evolution of a Ucc Style

Download or read book Evolution of a Ucc Style written by Randi J. Walker and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Evolution of a UCC Style: Essays in the History, Ecclesiology, and Culture of the United Church of Christ" focuses on the development of themes that define the United Church of Christ (UCC). Randi Walker examines the ethos and culture of the UCC rather than simply describing its structures, and addresses the themes of inclusiveness; diversity of theological heritage (Reformation, Enlightenment, and Pietism); congregational polity (the one and the many); liberal theological approach; and ecumenical spirit. Walker also takes a look at the tensions and boundaries contained within each theme.

Book One  Holy  Catholic  and Apostolic  Tome 1

Download or read book One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Tome 1 written by John Williamson Nevin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-nineteenth century is a gold mine for contemporary scholars interested in American Protestant ecclesiology. There one will find the extensive writings of John Nevin who came to the notice of the theological world with The Anxious Bench, a critique of the “quackery” of Protestant revivalism. Influenced by a critical appropriation of cutting-edge contemporary German theology, he came to believe that the church was not “invisible,” but the visible manifestation of Jesus Christ’s incarnate life. Christians were to pursue unity, not in external institutional arrangements, but as unity of spiritual life. This compilation presents his theology of the catholicity of the church prior to his masterwork, The Mystical Presence, and a multifaceted, sophisticated critique of American sectarianism. This edition carefully preserves the original texts while providing extensive introductions, annotations, and bibliography. The Mercersburg Theology Study Series presents for the first time attractive, readable, scholarly modern editions of the key writings of the nineteenth-century movement known as the Mercersburg Theology. An ambitious multi-year project, it aims to make an important contribution to the academic community and to the broader public, who can at last be properly introduced to this unique blend of American and European Reformed and Catholic theology.

Book Encyclopedia of Protestantism

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Protestantism written by Hans J. Hillerbrand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 4050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more information including sample entries, full contents listing, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of Protestantism web site. Routledge is proud to announce the publication of a new major reference work from world-renowned scholar Hans J. Hillerbrand. The Encyclopedia of Protestantism is the definitive reference to the history and beliefs that continue to exert a profound influence on Western thought. Featuring entries written by an international team of specialists and scholars, the encyclopedia traces the course of Protestantism from its beginnings prior to 1517, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral, to the vital and diverse international scene of the present day.

Book The Reformed Pastor

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Williamson Nevin
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2006-02-01
  • ISBN : 1597523836
  • Pages : 121 pages

Download or read book The Reformed Pastor written by John Williamson Nevin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the relatively short history of American Protestantism countless pastors, theologians, and pastor-theologians have addressed a variety of pragmatic issues facing Christian congregations. No one has done so with greater theological precision and passion than the Reformed theologian John Williamson Nevin (1803Ð1886). Nevin made his mark in American Protestantism with the publication of 'The Anxious Bench' and 'The Mystical Presence'. In this volume, Sam Hamstra brings to light Nevin's previously unpublished ÒLectures on Pastoral Theology,Ó a work that provides students with a more comprehensive portrait of one of the nineteenth century's leading Reformed theologians in America. Hamstra's introduction provides an important companion to Nevin's ÒLectures,Ó one that includes application for twenty-first-century pastors, as well as a surprise for those familiar with Nevin's critique of New Measures.

Book Colonial and National Beginnings

Download or read book Colonial and National Beginnings written by Barbara Brown Zikmund and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 1997-11-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Colonial and National Beginnings" examines the Congregational and German Reformed traditions as they developed in Colonial America until the era of the Civil War. Edited by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck and Lowell H. Zuck. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Book United and Uniting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Fredrick R. Trost
  • Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
  • Release : 2005-06-01
  • ISBN : 082982099X
  • Pages : 695 pages

Download or read book United and Uniting written by Fredrick R. Trost and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "United and Uniting" studies the commitments, covenants, and challenges of the United Church of Christ in the twentieth century, with reflections from significant theologians and historians of United Church of Christ thought. Edited by Frederick R. Trost and Barbara Brown Zikmund. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.